Volume 4
January 2013
Web Resources:
Primary:
Measurment
People with measurement sense have an
Clifford Big Red Dog Measuring Up
http://pbskids.org/games/math.html
understanding of the “howmuchness” of
Junior:
different standard units.” (A Guide to
Effective Instruction in Mathematics K-3,
Units of Measure
www.onlinemathlearning.com
Measurement)
.
Family Math Activities
Grades K-2
 Compare large cans with small cans and large boxes with small boxes.
Which one is big? Which one is small? How do you know?
 Talk about heavy versus light items in a grocery store
 Find the shortest and longest line in a grocery store
 Estimate the number of footsteps between two trees on your walk
 Keep a record of the daily temperature outside and your child’s outdoor
activities. After a few weeks, ask your child to look at the record and see how
the temperature affected his or her activities
Grades 3-6
 Have your child use a measuring tape or ruler to measure the dimensions of
various household items (e.g. food containers). Encourage your child to estimate
the dimensions before measuring.
 Discuss how far a kilometer is
 Walk a kilometer together – estimate the distance between two objects while on
your walk

Grades
7 and 8
Measurement Game Show
www.resources.elearningontario.ca (OERB)
Ontario Education Resource Bank:
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Password “oerbs”
Elementary Mathematics Program Team 2012